はく
白
ねつ
熱

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. white heat, incandescence, (emitting) white light, white glow.
  2. becoming excited, getting heated (e.g. of a discussion), reaching a climax.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はく
白
ねつ
熱
 白熱 はくねつ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
heat, temperature, fever
ネツ　あつ.い　あた (4th, N3)
art
ゲイ　セイ　う.える
clod of earth, land
リク　ロク
mushroom
ロク　きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる　ガン　ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ